General Poetry posted December 7, 2016


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Sometimes simple questions can be daunting.

Why?

by Ogden


Prompt: Every stanza must begin or end with a question. (See author note below the poem)

Why?

When do children first ask why?   
As soon as they learn to talk?        
Maybe when they learn to walk,
Or think, ”I'll give it a try?”

Well, the later the better,
Wise moms and dads should agree.
When the whys begin, they’ll see!
Why is why an upsetter?

It’s easier for them to ask,
Than for parents to reply!
To tell the truth, or to lie?
Which one is the harder task?

Can parents find solutions,
Confident they’ll resonate?
Answers that encapsulate
Kids' circumlocutions?

(A glossary is available below the poem, if desired)

Let's be sure before we start.    
Maybe we should hesitate?
Maybe wait to procreate,  
Til we're sufficiently smart?


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Question writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Write a poem in which every stanza either begins with a question or ends with a question.


NOTE
When they start to get the hang of talking, kids often find it difficult to express insightful thoughts and questions coherently. Sometimes children are brighter than their parents.


GLOSSARY
Resonate - be understood
Encapsulate - express the essential� features of� something, briefly and clearly
Circumlocution - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
Procreate - have a child

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